Original woodblock print – Paper – Utagawa Sadatora(1818-1844) – Strip picture 短冊絵 竹に雀 松に鶴 (Bamboo and sparrow, pine and crane)- Japan – 1815-43 (Tenpo 15-Kouka 1 period)

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Original woodblock print – Paper – Utagawa Sadatora(1818-1844) – Strip picture 短冊絵 竹に雀 松に鶴 (Bamboo and sparrow, pine and crane)- Japan – 1815-43 (Tenpo 15-Kouka 1 period)

Utagawa Sadatora is named Sadatora e(貞虎画) in his signature.

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A disciple of the first Kunisada Utagawa. His real name is Yonosuke 与之助(or Sannosuke三之助), He used signname Gofu-tei. It seems that he was left-handed because he had a work that was signed as “left-handed”. His drawing period was from Bunsei(文政) to Tenpo(天保), and he painted illustrations of gōkan, bird-and-flower paintings, bijin-ga, and actors.